Table 1.
Characteristics of included studies.
| Author (year) | No. of Participants | Treatments |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatments 1 | Age (year) | Case/n | Treatments 2 | Age (year) | Case/n | ||
| Zhang et al. (2012) | 90 | Traditional acupuncture | 13–27 | 42/45 | Indometacin | 11–25 | 32/45 |
| Lin et al. (2012) | 140 | Eye acupuncture | 15–30 | 76/80 | Ibuprofen | 15–30 | 48/60 |
| Hu et al. (2012) | 110 | Eye acupuncture | 15–30 | 57/60 | Ibuprofen | 15–29 | 41/50 |
| Cao (2011) | 59 | Wrist–ankle acupuncture | 15–29 | 25/29 | Ibuprofen | 20–28 | 16/30 |
| Zhi (2007) | 120 | Superficial acupuncture | 19.60 ± 3.20 | 56/60 | Indometacin | 18.93 ± 2.60 | 45/60 |
| Ren (2013) | 80 | Moxibustion | 16–28 | 36/40 | Ibuprofen | 16–27 | 34/40 |
| Zhu et al. (2010) | 102 | Moxibustion | 18–26 | 47/51 | Indometacin | 19–25 | 39/57 |
| Li (2012) | 60 | Electroacupuncture | 19–30 | 24/30 | Fenbid | 19–25 | 5/30 |
| Wang et al. (2005) | 58 | Ear acupuncture | 16–28 | 29/30 | Indometacin | 15–24 | 18/28 |
| Yang (2009) | 72 | Abdominal acupuncture | 14–28 | 34/36 | Indometacin | 13–27 | 29/36 |
| Chen et al (2006) | 58 | Abdominal acupuncture | 16–28 | 29/30 | Indometacin | 15–24 | 18/28 |
| Liu et al. (2011) | 80 | Moxibustion | 21.22 ± 5.86 | 39/40 | Fenbid | 20.96 ± 6.12 | 29/40 |
| Zhu et al. (2011) | 40 | Traditional acupuncture | 17–28 | 19/20 | Indometacin | 18–27 | 16/20 |
| Li et al. (2012) | 200 | Traditional acupuncture | 13–30 | 96/100 | Ibuprofen | 14–35 | 77/100 |
| Jiang (2007) | 68 | Ear acupuncture | 19.35 ± 4.33 | 33/34 | Indometacin | 20.55 ± 4.51 | 29/34 |
| Xing (2011) | 114 | Abdominal acupuncture | 15–27 | 55/60 | Indometacin | 16–32 | 42/54 |
| Ji et al. (2012) | 60 | Moxibustion | 22 ± 3 | 29/30 | Indometacin | 22 ± 2 | 25/30 |